Fox, which is selling its entertainment assets to Disney for $71.3 billion, said its merger is coming to a close — and it is looking forward to its next chapter as a media company focused on news and sports­. Dubbed “New Fox,” the company is now concentrating on expanding Fox News, Fox Sports and the Fox broadcasting network, executives said.

In order to accomplish that, Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch told investors that Fox News is preparing to launch Fox Nation, a streaming service, around the midterm elections.

Murdoch also touted the firm’s acquisition of rights to the NFL’s “ Thursday Night Football” and domestic rights for WWE’s “SmackDown Live.”

Turning to the quarter ended June 30, Fox, which shares ownership with News Corp., parent of The Post, said net income attributable to company stockholders expanded 93.3 percent, to $920 million, or 49 cents a share.